What do I need to know in order to be successful in my technology class?
Technology impacts my life, society and environment.
It is important to use my creativity, knowledge, skills and safety techniques to create products/solutions of appropriate quality.
I’ll be using the Design Cycle as a central tool to create and evaluate Products/solutions in response to challenges during the 5 years in MYP
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WELCOME! MYP1 session 1 Teacher: Veronica Mendoza, Veronica.Mendoza@codrington.edu.bb Date: Sept. 2nd. 2010 Topic: Starting something new! Objective: Defining the points to make sure we will be successful on our learning experience Unit Question: What do I need to know in order to be successful in my technology class? Activities: · Welcome · Knowing each other · Defining rules and expectations · Learn how to use technology, materials and systems in a safety way · Reflecting on the importance of being an IB learner · Closing: What did I learn today?
Teacher: Veronica Mendoza, Veronica.Mendoza@codrington.edu.bb Date: Sept. 7th, 2010 Topic: Getting ready to work! Unit Question: What do I need to know in order to be successful in my technology class? Objective: Develop an appreciation of the significance of technology for life, society and the environment Activities: · Browsing previous knowledge · Defining technology , why is technology important? how is technology impacting our lifes? · Defining safety rules when using tools and materials · Define guidelines when using technology · What did I learn today?
Teacher: Veronica Mendoza, Veronica.Mendoza@codrington.edu.bb Date: Sept 9th, 2010 Topic: learning style Objective: Defining my learning styles Unit Question: What do I need to know in order to be successful in my technology class? Activities: · Open your mind! · Learning Styles · Group activity · Recognizing my LS · What did I learn today?
MYP1 Class plan session 4 Teacher: Veronica Mendoza Date: Sept 14th, 2010 Topic: Technology and creativity Objective: To recognize creativity as a key element in my technology class Unit Question: What do I need to know in order to be successful in my technology class? Activities:
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB6jx4URW58, september, 2010 . Teacher: Veronica Mendoza Date: sept. 16th. 2010 Topic: Organization in technology class Objective: To create and organize my binder and reflect about the work made until now Unit Question: What do I need to know in order to be successful in my technology class? Homework: To finish organizing my binder. Due: Sept. 21st, 2010 Activities:
Time
Activity
Details
What are we doing?
Teacher defines objective, activities and homework. She shows the final product and explain the parts
Organize you binder
Organize documents, take pictures, complete information
Who am I?
Explain based in your poster
Technology is
Definition
Safety rules when using tools and materials during Design Technology class
top ten safety rules
Learning style
What is a learning style, what is my learning style, How can I use my learning style to learn better? Can I have different learning styles?
Technology and creativity.
What is creativity? Why creativity is important? How are creativity and technology connected?
Organizing teams
Teacher defines teams
My first project
See the model and brain storming (IB interactive design)
What did we learn today? Oral Reflection
Students explain
Cleaning the space
All of us
RUBRIC
MYP1 Class plan session 6 Teacher: Veronica Mendoza Date: sept. 21th. 2010
Bad weather coditions.SCHOOL CLOSED
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MYP1 Class plan session 7
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MYP1 Class plan session 7 Teacher: Veronica Mendoza Date: sept. 23th. 2010 Topic: Technology and Peace Objective: Celebrate Peace day through technology Unit Question:What do I need to know in order to be successful in my technology class?
Reflection: What is Peace,Can we live in peace?, How can we achieve peace? Is technology helping to create peace? yes/no explain.
How can we (as a society) inspire peace through the use of technology?How can I promote peace with my designs?
How can I promote peace through the use of technology?
MYP1 Classplan session 8 Teacher: Veronica Mendoza, Date:Sept. 28th, 2010 Objective:to learn how to use the online library Activities: · explore the online library; answer the questions provided by the teacher; reflect about the activity
HOMEWORK: type the information in your binder in a word document and bring it to class. Due: September, 30th, 2010
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Details
Opening
Activities
· take 20 minutes to navigate around the online library and answer the following questions: o Where can I find e-books? (name) o Where can I find games? (name) o Where can I find information about technology? (name) o Where can I find images? (name) o Where can I find encyclopedias? (name) o Where can I find dictionaries? (name) Where can I find videos? (name)
MYP1 Class plan session 9Teacher: Veronica Mendoza Date: Sept. 30th. 2010 Topic: e-portfolio Objective: summarizeand organize the knowledge Homework: finish organizing your wiki-tech space. Deadline: Oct 7th, 2010
Activity: upload and organize information in my e-portfolio
1. Open your e-portfolio
2. Upload information from your word document. You should have the following files:
a. Who am I? with picture of your first design
b. Technology is…
c. Safety rules when using tools and materials during Design Technology class
d. Learning styles
e. Technology and creativity
f. Online library
3. Please check your e-portfolio is organized, complete and looks nice!
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MYP1 Class plan session 10
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Teacher: Veronica Mendoza Date: Oct 5th, 2010 Topic: Design Cycle Objective: To learn how to use the design cycle on our technology class Unit Question: What do I need to know in order to be successful in my technology class? Activities: · Warm up activity: communication · Introduction · Applying the design cycle · What did I learn today?
Homework: Study the presentation Design_cycle.ppt and bring questions. Due: Oct 7th. 2010
Topic
Introduction to Design Technology
It is important to use my creativity, knowledge, skills and safety techniques to create products/solutions of appropriate quality.
I’ll be using the Design Cycle as a central tool to create and evaluate
Products/solutions in response to challenges during the 5 years in MYP
WELCOME!
MYP1 session 1
Teacher: Veronica Mendoza, Veronica.Mendoza@codrington.edu.bb
Date: Sept. 2nd. 2010
Topic: Starting something new!
Objective: Defining the points to make sure we will be successful on our learning experience
Unit Question: What do I need to know in order to be successful in my technology class?
Activities:
· Welcome
· Knowing each other
· Defining rules and expectations
· Learn how to use technology, materials and systems in a safety way
· Reflecting on the importance of being an IB learner
· Closing: What did I learn today?
See the following file:
MYP1 session 2
Teacher: Veronica Mendoza, Veronica.Mendoza@codrington.edu.bb
Date: Sept. 7th, 2010
Topic: Getting ready to work!
Unit Question: What do I need to know in order to be successful in my technology class?
Objective: Develop an appreciation of the significance of technology for life, society and the environment
Activities:
· Browsing previous knowledge
· Defining technology , why is technology important? how is technology impacting our lifes?
· Defining safety rules when using tools and materials
· Define guidelines when using technology
· What did I learn today?
See the following files:
MYP1 Class plan session 3
Teacher: Veronica Mendoza, Veronica.Mendoza@codrington.edu.bb
Date: Sept 9th, 2010
Topic: learning style
Objective: Defining my learning styles
Unit Question: What do I need to know in order to be successful in my technology class?
Activities:
· Open your mind!
· Learning Styles
· Group activity
· Recognizing my LS
· What did I learn today?
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzX21oQx94w, september, 2010
Check the following file:
Teacher: Veronica Mendoza
Date: Sept 14th, 2010
Topic: Technology and creativity
Objective: To recognize creativity as a key element in my technology class
Unit Question: What do I need to know in order to be successful in my technology class?
Activities:
See the following file and video:
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB6jx4URW58, september, 2010
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Teacher: Veronica Mendoza
Date: sept. 16th. 2010
Topic: Organization in technology class
Objective: To create and organize my binder and reflect about the work made until now
Unit Question: What do I need to know in order to be successful in my technology class?
Homework: To finish organizing my binder. Due: Sept. 21st, 2010
Activities:
Why creativity is important?
How are creativity and technology connected?
RUBRIC
MYP1 Class plan session 6
Teacher: Veronica Mendoza
Date: sept. 21th. 2010
Bad weather coditions.SCHOOL CLOSED
MYP1 Class plan session 7
Teacher: Veronica Mendoza
Date: sept. 23th. 2010
Topic: Technology and Peace
Objective: Celebrate Peace day through technology
Unit Question: What do I need to know in order to be successful in my technology class?
Reflection:
What is Peace,Can we live in peace?, How can we achieve peace?
Is technology helping to create peace? yes/no explain.
How can we (as a society) inspire peace through the use of technology?How can I promote peace with my designs?
How can I promote peace through the use of technology?
See the following file:
The PEACE Bracelet.docx
source:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d_i2F2LlF8&feature=player_embedded
Teacher: Veronica Mendoza,
Date: Sept. 28th, 2010
Objective: to learn how to use the online library
Activities:
· explore the online library; answer the questions provided by the teacher; reflect about the activity
HOMEWORK: type the information in your binder in a word document and bring it to class. Due: September, 30th, 2010
o Where can I find e-books? (name)
o Where can I find games? (name)
o Where can I find information about technology?
(name)
o Where can I find images? (name)
o Where can I find encyclopedias? (name)
o Where can I find dictionaries? (name)
Where can I find videos? (name)
http://library.codrington.edu.bb:85/district/servlet/presentlistsitesform.do;jsessionid=4C606E15BF1EF42DC544449034B1C308?districtMode=true
1. What is an online library?
2. Why to use the online library provided by the school instead of the commercial search engines (Google, yahoo, etc.)?
3. Use the database title “Britannica online encyclopedia“ to find
a. What is Britannica Kids?
the definition of database
INSTRUCTIONS:
Write the questions and answers in a word document titled “OnlineLibrary_name”.
Create a folder with your name and save your file there
Put the folder inside the folder title “MYP1 activities” (located on the desktop-MYP folder)
Make a copy in your personal memory stick
See the following file:
Visit the following link:
http://library.codrington.edu.bb:85/district/servlet/presentlistsitesform.do;jsessionid=8AF1D558BAA1ECDFE1B694614E588B20?districtMode=truehttp://www.easybib.com/ (Highly recommended!)
MYP1 Class plan session 9Teacher: Veronica Mendoza Date: Sept. 30th. 2010 Topic: e-portfolio Objective: summarize and organize the knowledge Homework: finish organizing your wiki-tech space. Deadline: Oct 7th, 2010
Activity: upload and organize information in my e-portfolio
1. Open your e-portfolio
2. Upload information from your word document. You should have the following files:
a. Who am I? with picture of your first design
b. Technology is…
c. Safety rules when using tools and materials during Design Technology class
d. Learning styles
e. Technology and creativity
f. Online library
3. Please check your e-portfolio is organized, complete and looks nice!
MYP1 Class plan session 10
Teacher: Veronica Mendoza
Date: Oct 5th, 2010
Topic: Design Cycle
Objective: To learn how to use the design cycle on our technology class
Unit Question: What do I need to know in order to be successful in my technology class?
Activities:
· Warm up activity: communication
· Introduction
· Applying the design cycle
· What did I learn today?
Homework: Study the presentation Design_cycle.ppt and bring questions. Due: Oct 7th. 2010
see the following file: